Dislay container and stand.



c. WEAYGE,7JR.Q DISPLAY GONTMNER ANDSTAND.

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*Patented oct eiseres PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN WRAYGE, JR or cass LAKE, IVIIN'NIIso'I'A.`

nrsrmii CONTAINER ANn s'rAN-D.'

To all whom t may concern it relates.

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' "Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN VVRAYGE,

Jr., citizen'of the United States, r'esiding'a Cass Lake, in the county of .Cass and State of'lvlinnesotmlia've invented certain 4new and useful Improvements in Display Containersv Iand Stands, of which thefollowing' is af specificatie.

This inventionrelates to a stand'and con-- 'tainer especially adapted forhandlin'g, disu playing and protecting bananasxor other' food products which, for sanitary reasons, shou'ld'be protected from flies and from improper handling One of the important objects ofmy iiivention is to provide a stand in which the food products may be easily placed therein and readily removed therefrom either in .bulk or in detached portions.`

A further object is lto provide a. device ofthe character stated that may be. readily iilisa'ssembled for shipment or packing.

A further object is toI provide means, whereby any iies entering the container may Further objects of general utility are conserved by..` my invention as will be readily apparent tothoseskilled'in the art to which Referring to. the accompanying drawing,

Iwhich forms a part of this application I have illustrated my invention in 'preferred form in the following viewsg- 'Figure 14 shows in 'elevation a container and' stand constructed according to my invention; Fig.`2 is an enlarged sectional detail of the top of the container showin'gthe.

manner in which it is suspended, and'Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail in elevation of the top' plate or collar.

' Referringto the details of the drawing, the reference characters 4, 4a, represent respectively the two semi-cylindric .sections which form'the main body of Vmy'improveclf container and are preferably formed of wire gauze or fabric though other forms of re-y ticulated metal or material may be -used if desired. The edges of these sections are bound and `reinforced by thin 'metal straps 5 and 6, the latterlbeing applied to the verti'cal edges and theformer to thehoriontal edges, and are bent to conform to thecylin- .is providedwith -a-hook l?.

cones 4b the bases of which are "secured to' 'Patented 00u13-, 1914-.

their respective halves of thej cylinder or body 4, 4l, by thenietal ybands-5. The bottoni 4 'of the container' is' formed in substantially the same manner 4as the top. and `both .the top and bottom are made fromthe saine material 'as the sides or body' of the ccntainer.` The section 4: has doorways provided therein, the edges of which are'rein.- forced by the metal straps v 5 and', and at the hinged side'of said 'doorways' are provided hinges 41 by .which the vertical edges of the sections are connected, corresponding hinges (not shown) being used along the 4opposite edges of said sections. These doorways are providedwith'doors 20, 21, which are hingedly connected with one of the edges 'of the section 4 by hinges 20?, 21?, respecandare ofsuflicient width to provide for the insertion andirelnoval of bulky commodities, such las a bunch .of bananas, or if the container is made suiciently large for more than a 4single bunch of bananas.

The apex-'of the cone formed bythe top sections e?" is reinforced by a'collar 7, cornpose'd `of the conical sections 7 a, 7 h, which are lprelerably made of sheet metal and riveted t0 the wire fabric byrivetslie, as shown in Fig. 2. These half conical plates are con' nected at their meeting edges by h joks l2, pivoted on one ofthe plates and detachably engaging .pins 13 'on Vthe'corresponding plate, asshown i'n Fig. 3. The plates, at ;their upper-edges, 'are bent inwardly to ferm a collar 7.

-10". Near the outer :end of the arm 10l a verticale ening is. provided for the upper portion o a bolt l1l the lowerend 'ofwhich The shank of the holt is threaded as a -llb and carries' thei' nuts, 1 4, 17, 'and'. 18.' Between, the

encls 14 and 1'? are arranged circular plates 15, 16, which engage the collar 7 :incl forni a wide bearing for the top of the container. The opening through the pipe arm 10u is sufficiently large and is non-threaded so that the bolt 11 will turn freely therein. `The nut 18 at the outer end of the bolt carries so much of the Weight of the container and thc bananas arr'anged therein as is not cared for by the bottom bearing 8, Sa. VAt nteivals in the sides and top of the container I place small cones 19 of Wire gauze in thc apex of which are openings through which flies that enter the container when the doors are open may escape'. y

lt 'is obvious that in the construction of the. device shown and described Various dc- ,tails such as ball bearings and strengthening bands or other means may be lprovided all within the scope of my invention, the same not being shown as they are `well known mechanical cxpedents.

'What I claim :Ls my invention is l. A cont-incr consisting; off Henn-wlw 'cliic scctions'o'l rotieuluted. inuteiinl, lim lng;

doorways provided therein, oorov uiounlccl in Suid doorways, conical top :zml bottom sections for Suhl contuinor, Immos los.' {lvuchzlbly cli/nnecting said 5cci'ion; wl monos :for supporting Suid contziincin 2. A container consisting of two cylindiic sections, mul connu top und bottoni sco tions, said s tionsv being' dotuclmbly coonectccl, doors loi said cylindric sections, means for rotatably supporting; Suid fon miners, said nic-uns connected with. the con?-l cul sections, und moons for supporting* (in ticles within said container.

ln testimony whereof l :llix my sijcgnutuio in the presence olf two witncsacs,

"/,ElRSTL-XJ NIU, l GE, JR. lVitnesses DANA V. l-xunmin, FRANK E. krimi-AN. 

